FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - MAY 16: Tiger Woods of the United States walks from the tee during the first round of the 2019 PGA Championship at the Bethpage Black course on May 16, 2019 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Tiger Woods’ opening round at the PGA Championship was a rough one that featured a couple of double-bogeys, a poor reading of the greens and an ultimate score of +2, nine strokes back of the leader, Brooks Koepka.

The 43-year-old golfer, who won The Masters in early April, had not played a competitive round of golf since winning his 15th major.

Woods didn’t do a ton of practice rounds, either.

The 15-time major champion played nine holes at Bethpage Black earlier in the week and was a no-show for a practice round on Wednesday.

Woods’ agent said that his client was simply choosing to rest ahead of the tournament, though more details were provided today.

“I got a little bit sick so I decided to stay home,” Woods said after his round.

Tiger admitted he was not feeling well Wednesday, the reason he stayed away from Bethpage. "I got a little bit sick so I decided to stay home,'' he said.